Example sentences of "ever pay [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | That notoriety explains why Simon & Schuster paid $275,000 for the translation rights , the highest sum ever paid for a Japanese book . |
| 2 | The FT was moving premises and sold the building to a Japanese Corporation for £143 million — the highest price ever paid for a City site . |
| 3 | What 's the most you 've ever paid for a fish ? £90 |
| 4 | What 's the most you 've ever paid for a fish ? £50 for a fancy goldfish . |
| 5 | What 's the most you 've ever paid for a fish ? 32p |
| 6 | What 's the most you 've ever paid for a fish ? |
| 7 | What 's the most you 've ever paid for a fish ? |
| 8 | If Chapman had become football 's forgotten man , he was about to put himself , and his new club , in the public eye again , for on 16 March , 1921 Huddersfield bought Stephenson for a fee that was ‘ probably the highest ever paid by a Yorkshire club ’ — £4,000 . |
| 9 | No doubt there is something mildly shocking about such behaviour , academically considered , though on a long view The Structure of Complex Words may look like the most sustained compliment ever paid by a critical mind to a great dictionary . |